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Summary
Title page, The Secrets of Angling, by John Dennys, 3rd edition, 1630. 5 1/2" by 3 1/8". Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C. Short Title Catalogue: STC 6612. HAMNET Catalogue ref: Deck B-STC Vault; HH25, described as "Title page cropped at fore-edge and foot, affecting title & imprint. Bookplate of Alfred Denison. Sotheby's sale 4/11/1935. Harmsworth copy". Title page text: "The Secrets of Angling Teaching, The choisest Tooles, Baytes and Seasons, for the taking (of any) Fish, in Pond or River: practised and familiarly ope(ned) in three Bookes.By I.D. Esquire. Augmented with many approved experiments. By W. Lauson (in verse)". (Woodcut of cruder quality than 1st. edition of (probably) "Satan and the Virtuous Angler". Satan: "Hold hooke and line, then all is mine"; Virtuous Angler: "Well feare the Pleasure That yeelds such treasure". Below woodcut: "Printed at London, for John Jackson, and are to be sou(ld at) his Shop in the Strand, at the signe of the P(arote, 1630)".